Author: Vincent Osuwo

A court has determined that stolen funds totaling £6.9 million ($8.9 million) can be returned to Nigeria. It follows the Attorney General of Jersey serving a forfeiture notice on the Royal Court of Jersey in November. The court decided that the money, which had been deposited in a Jersey bank account, was most likely stolen by Nigerian government officials in 2014. The assets’ return will now be arranged with the Federal Republic of Nigeria. During Boko Haram incursions from 2009 to 2015, money transfers were disguised as government-sanctioned contracts for arms acquisition. The Jersey government stated that it was likely…

Israel has ended the intense fighting in the north of the Gaza Strip, Isreali Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reveals. The minister also claimed the intensive phase of the ground attack in the south of the sealed-off coastal strip in the area of the city of Khan Younis will also soon be over. “At the end of the war, there would be no military threat from Gaza. Hamas will not be able to control and function as a military force in the Gaza Strip. “The IDF would have full freedom of action to do whatever is required to defend the citizens…

Two female students at Al-Qalam University in Katsina State were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected of being bandits. The victims, Habiba Ango Shantali and Maryam Abubakar Musa, were abducted by bandits on their way back to school on Monday. Comrade Gambo Idris Shehu, president of the National Association of Niger State Students, verified the occurrence in a statement signed by Secretary-General Mohammmed Ibrahim. The statement read, “The National Executives Council just received sad news that two of our students from Niger State who are studying at Al-Qalam University, Katsina, have been kidnapped on their way back to school. “The victims…

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is currently presiding over a security conference with security leaders to discuss the rising rate of kidnappings and killings in the nation’s capital. The conference was attended by the heads of the Federal Capital Territory’s security services, senior representatives from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), council chairmen, and traditional leaders. Chronicle NG gathered that the FCT minister issued a directive to the chairmen to enhance their efforts and address the challenge effectively. However, Wike encouraged Abuja residents not to worry. During the discussion, the minister assured FCT inhabitants that normalcy…

Only four days after being ruled out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations due to an injury, reports in Spain says Sadiq Umar has resumed training with his Spanish club, Real Sociedad. The club’s website stated that “Sadiq Umar is already working at Zubieta to rejoin the group as soon as possible.” The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), through its media spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, refuted claims that the Super Eagles medical team was negligent in ruling out the forward. A report on the club’s website read: “Sadiq Umar is already working at Zubieta to rejoin the group as soon as…

Bashir Ahmad, a former media aide to ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, has called for capital punishment for bandits and kidnappers. In a statement shared on his verified X handle on Sunday, Bashir urged Sen. Kawu Sumaila, senator representing Kano South Senatorial District, and Hon. Ghali Tijjani Mustapha “to introduce new legislation or the revision of current laws to mandate the death penalty as punishment for banditry and kidnapping.” In his statement, which comes on the heels of the kidnapping of Najeebah and her five sisters, Ahmad noted that “such punishment can effectively help to combat these grave criminal offenses.” His statement…

The Code of Conduct Bureau has summoned the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo for questioning, over his company’s involvement in an alleged N438 million contract scam discovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The CCB has launched an investigation into the Tunji-Ojo’s suspected infringement of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers. A company, New Planet Projects, reportedly owned by the Minister, benefited from an alleged contract scam by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. A document obtained by the press on Monday showed that the CCB has called the Tunji-Ojo to appear before it on Tuesday, January…

The Presidency warned on Sunday that the Bola Tinubu government has no sacred cows and will not spare anyone found guilty in the ongoing inquiry into the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and its Social Investment Programs. Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to Tinubu on Media and Publicity, made this statement on TVC’s Politics on Sunday. On January 7, Tinubu suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and directed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to “conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transactions involving the Federal Ministry…

The South West Integrity Group called on President Bola Tinubu on Monday to suspend Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo over his alleged involvement in the recent scandal over contract awards at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The group, in a statement signed by President Ogunleye Adebowale and Secretary Adeleye Adetutu and made available to journalists in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, accused the minister of directly violating the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution. “As an anti-corruption body, we have decided to join you in the very important crusade to expose and rid our nation of the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced the waiver of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration fee for persons with disabilities. This was announced during a media briefing to kick off the registration period for the 2024 UTME by Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). He claims that, as a kind of assistance, JAMB will provide free application paperwork to all types of people who live with disabilities. He also revealed that audiobooks will soon be made available to all blind applicants as part of efforts to provide them with…